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On one hand I think we should applaud when regulators target the specific issue (like noise or pollution level) vs using some other metric to achieve their desi
by bearcobra 3mo ago
On one hand I think we should applaud when regulators target the specific issue (like noise or pollution level) vs using some other metric to achieve their desired outcome. On the other hand I don’t have a ton of faith that current administration will set the targets at levels that have the general public’s interest in mind
- yieldcrv 3mo agoI kind of do have that faith. Sean Duffy's reality TV career hasn't really hampered the transportation agencies I think staff at the agencies as well as industry staff are very passionate about what they do in their respective domains, and even with the agency heads being industry plans or uncredentialed susceptible to regulatory capture, I still think I can appreciate the willingness to revisit old prohibitions in combination with modern advances.
- throwaway85825 3mo agoNone of this implies any revisit will be done with the citizen in mind.
- xnx 3mo agoThe same Sean Duffy who took a vacation paid for by the companies he regulates? (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/13/sean-duffy-great-american-road-trip-gas-prices-economy/90044120007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/13/...). I expect that guy to put enrich "Sean Duffy" as priorities #1, #2, and #3.
- redsocksfan45 3mo ago[dead]
- yieldcrv 3mo agoI think I covered all of that with my mention of regulatory capture and you were waiting for any conversation that mentions him to post that
- budman1 3mo agoIf only the staff at the regulating agencies were there. I think they got a dose of DOGE last year.
- fracus 3mo agoThey simply mention that the sonic boom will be less than it has been. It seems obvious the current admin is just stripping away regulation that harms the billionaire class.